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Here's a look at how the S&P 500 traded in each of those election weeks:1960: +1.7%1968: +0.8%1976: -2%2000: -4.2%2004: +3.1%The S&P 500 averaged a 0.1% decline in the election weeks when the ...
While the S&P 500 was first introduced in 1923, it wasn't until 1957 when the stock market index was formally recognized, thus some of the following records may not be known by sources. [ 1 ] Largest daily percentage gains [ 2 ]
The Standard and Poor's 500, or simply the S&P 500, [5] is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followed equity indices and includes approximately 80% of the total market capitalization of U.S. public companies, with an ...
February 2, 1998: The S&P 500 index reaches 1,000 points, closing at 1001.27. March 24, 2000: The S&P 500 index reaches an all-time intraday high of 1552.87 during the dot-com bubble. It hit this level again on July 13, 2007. October 9, 2007: The index closes at a record high of 1565.15, the highest prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 ...
Through Dec. 4, the S&P 500 has closed at an all-time high 56 times. While it could add to that mark by the end of the year, that is still the fifth best showing since 1929. The words market data ...
The S&P 500 is 14.6% higher year-to-date — the best start to an election year on record, according to Goldman Sachs — and up nearly 31% from its October 2023 low at 4,117 points.
If the S&P 500 follows this historical pattern, it won't be heading for a decline this year -- but instead, another year of gains. The index started this new period of gains with a 24% increase in ...
By the time the S&P 500 bottomed in March 2009, the index had wiped out more than a decade of gains, generating an overall negative return of -47.1% from March 9, 1999 to March 9, 2009.